Welcome to Grace Counseling

You are seriously stuck, emotionally low, and are here in search of a way OUT of that pain.

There’s a good chance searching for a counselor for yourself or your child is a huge leap of faith for you. There are many people in your shoes, and frankly, our ideal clients, are at their wits end, but have no clue how to get OUT of the muck, and the pain, and the sadness. After all, if you don’t know how to move forward, how would we, you may wonder. (Rest assured, our passion and skill is getting you from here to a much better future.)

The life you planned is NOT what’s going on and you aren’t sure what life looks like on the other side (of a divorce, of infertility, grief, trauma you’re going through, depression, anxiety, serious parenting stress, child emotional or behavioral difficulties.) You are motivated to get out of the deep despair but just don’t know how.

This is where we come in. You just come ready to be led by us, to open yourself up as best you can, as slow or fast as you feel ready.  We’ll do the customized life road map planning for you AND be there for every twist, turn, every epiphany, every moment of success, and through to the NEXT phase, where life is not so heavy and hard. This journey averages 6-9 months but may be shorter or longer depending on what’s going on for you.

There are many “roadmaps” therapists have and we hold many tools in our toolkit, customizing our journey together, based on you, your needs, and our intuitive sense of what will work for your background, your personality and your temperament. Your success is the reason we love this emotionally heavy work.

You may feel stuck with expressing yourself, giving surface answers or an “I’m fine.” Possibly, not having a lot of people who will talk heavy feelings with you. In general, we in the Midwest have a strong work ethic, and belief we should “get over ourselves” and get on with life. As your therapists, we honor the culture we live in while also giving you permission, and skills, in understanding yourself better.

Living in a smaller community, your confidentiality is essential, which is why we are in a private practice setting where the waiting area is quiet, and shared among a few different service providers. This makes it easier to quietly wait for your appointment without announcing to the whole lobby who you are and who you are there to see.

That said, if you’re in Iowa but in person therapy isn’t your first choice, we offer a completely confidential way to give you counseling online. We offer a free 15-20 minute consultation to ensure online therapy is a good option for you.